Black-capped Screech Owl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q786102
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Summary

Black-capped Screech Owl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (109 views/month, #1,623 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Megascops[5]
  • Taxon name: Megascops atricapilla[6]
  • Commons category: Megascops atricapilla[7]
  • Original combination: Strix atricapilla[8]
  • Short name: M. atricapilla[9]
  • Taxon common name: Black-capped Screech Owl[10], Kappenkreischeule[11], Autillo capirotado[12], xot variable[13], výreček černohlavý[14], liaanipäll[15], Indianerugle[16], Черношапочная совка[17], ズグロオオコノハズク[18], Sortkronet Dværghornugle[19], mustalakkipöllönen[20], nyakkendős füleskuvik[21], syczoń ciemnogłowy[22], výrček tmavohlavý[23]
  • Taxon range: Brazil[24], South America[25], Santo Antônio de Lisboa[26]

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Identifiers

Black-capped Screech Owl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 19802[27]. Black-capped Screech Owl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 507957[28]. Black-capped Screech Owl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2497388[29]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 686676[30] and 555397[31].

Why It Matters

Black-capped Screech Owl has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved . museum.lsu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 686676, 555397
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Taxon range → Brazil, South America, Santo Antônio de Lisboa
    Parent taxon → Megascops
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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